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03/13/2013 | Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, Takes APRS Underground

Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, led a group of radio amateurs earlier this month to Mammoth Cave -- the world’s longest known cave system -- at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky to test how APRS can be used as a means to extend radio communications underground Learn More
03/12/2013 | ARRL, Microsoft Resolve E-mail Blockage

After more than 20,000 ARRL members had their arrl.net and arrl.org e-mails blocked by Microsoft, the issue has been resolved. Learn More
03/12/2013 | US Postal Service Introduces Global Forever Stamp

In addition to an increase in postal rates in January 2013, the US Postal Service introduced a new Global Forever First-Class Mail International stamp. Learn More
03/12/2013 | British Ham Receives 2012 Cass Award

Rob Chipperfield, M0VFC/ZD9UW, of Cambridge, England, received the 2012 Single-Operator Cass Award. Presented annually, the Cass Award is a monetary award of $1000, offered as an incentive to encourage DXpedition operating excellence, and to encourage DXp Learn More
03/12/2013 | DARA to Provide Financial Support for Advanced Teachers Institute Session

The ARRL is preparing to present the 2013 sessions of its popular Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology this summer. For the fourth year in a row, the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) will provide financial support for the advanced session of t Learn More
03/11/2013 | W1AW Announces 2013 Spring Operating Schedule

With the switch from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time this past weekend, W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, has updated the W1AW operating schedule to reflect the change. Your local standard times have not changed, but the UTC times they referenc Learn More
03/08/2013 | The K7RA Solar Update

Both the averages of daily sunspot numbers and solar flux rose, with the sunspot numbers up nearly 36 points to 93.3, and the solar flux up nearly 12 points to 112.6. The most active geomagnetic day was Friday, March 1, when the planetary A index was 27 a Learn More
03/08/2013 | FCC Issues $10,000 Fine to Missouri Man for Unlicensed Operation on 14.312 MHz

On February 25, the FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) in the amount of $10,000 to Jared A. Bruegman, ex-KC0IQN, of Bolivar, Missouri. The FCC said that Bruegman “apparently and willfully violated Section 301 of the Communicati Learn More